Golf club shipping and display box



7 Sept. 15, 1936. a w. G. ANDERSON. JR 2,054,355

GOLF CLUB SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX Filed Oct, 21, 1955 2 Sheeis-Sheet 1 Sept- 15, 1936- w. G. ANDERSON. JR

I GOLF CLUB SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX Filed 00 0. 21, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 15, 1936 UNITED STATE GOLF CLUB SHIPPING AND DISPLAY BOX Wilbur G. Anderson, Jr.. Grand Rapids, Mich,

alsignor to American Box Board Company, Grand Rapids, Mich.,.a corporation of Michigan Application mm 21, 1935, Serial No. 45,844

Claims. (Cl. 206-44) This invention relates generally to an improved foldable carton adapted to receive elongated headed members for shipping and displaying and more particularly to a combined shipping and 5 displaying box for golf clubs.

One of the main advantages of my construction is the construction wherein any chosen golf club may be removed from the carton in which they are shipped and displayed without hindrance from any of the remaining clubs. In other words, the customer or the clerk can simply lift the desired club from its position and replace ,it in exactly the same position without causing any displacement of the adjacent clubs. Thus the clubs are maintained in the same relative position whereby the display remains in its originally designed and preferred arrangement and where the respective positions of the clubs are recognized by the clerk.

Another advantage resides in my provision of auxiliary means for tightly holding the shafts of the several clubs against any movement during shipping 'ortransfer of the clubs. Thus the clubs do not become marred in any manner during the shipping thereof. This auxiliary means is pressed downwardly against the medial portion of the shafts thus placing them under very slight tension whenever the cover .is placed upon the carton, the cover pushing against and holding the I 80 auxiliary means in its operative position. This auxiliary means is also adapted to carry and advantageously display advertising.

Another very material advantage resides in my construction wherein no glue is needed or utilized in the attachment of the club supporting means within the carton proper. Furthermore, along this same line, the supporting means for the golf clubs may be folded to a flat position. This is a great help during shipping and in fact it is almost a necessary desideratum. Thus the supporting means can be shipped in fiat bundles and can quickly be installed in the carton proper inasmuch as glue is not required. Thus the cartons are ready for use immediately after assembly. And the assembly is easily and quickly accomplished without tools due to my invention.

Another feature resides in my novel construction of the holding shelves and the shaft holding means, the latter resting upon an extension of the former to aid in holding it in place.

Other advantages of my invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In the drawings: Fig. 1 is a top view of the carton packed ready to for shippin the cover being removed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional longitudinal view taken through Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. '1.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line I 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a plan fragmentary view, somewhat enlarged, of one .endof the carton.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6-6 of Fig. 5. 10

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view showing the blank from which the shelves are folded. The dotted lines show the position of the various folds.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of my carton. one end being cut away.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view of one end of my carton showing the shelves in place therein.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views. 20 Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 8, nu-

meral ill indicates the bottom of a carton which has ends II and sides l2, these sides being return bent so as to be of double thickness and having their terminal portions notched whereby a series 26 of slots l3 and-larger slots i4 and Ila are formed. The bottoms. l0, together with the sides and ends 12 and Ii, are adapted to be shipped while inv a flat position and then folded upwardly to form the completed lower part of the carton. $0

Numeral i5 indicates the top of the carton, see Fig. 2, this having depending portions I50. which are adapted to be located in the plane of the top i5 while being shipped and then being folded at the point of use of the carton and held in this 85 position by any suitable means.

Referring now to Fig. '7, numeral it indicates a triangular shaped portion which is received in one corner of the box. Portions l'land i8, having an opening l9 therethrough, are shaped as shown 40 in Fig. 7 and are adapted to be folded as shown in Figs. 2 and 9. I

A portion 20, having a flap 20a is connected to the portion i8, and continued in portions 2i and 22 and has openings 23 and 24. 46

The portion 20 is adapted to lie against the bottom ID of the carton with the flap 20a, see Fig. 2, being received in a part of the recess I. This recess i4 is clearly shown in Fig. 8.

The portions 2i and 22 are folded together 50 whereby the openings 23 and 24 becomeslots. and a portion 25, having flaps 28 and 28a, rests. against the bottom it with the flap 26 in another portlon of the recess Id. The flaps 2i and 26 thus partly secure the folded shelf portion the ho tom of the carton.

2 shownLin blank in Fig. 'l, in a position against The flap 26a is positioned in a portion of the recess I4a, see Fig. 9. The next portions 21,and 2a of the blank,

having openings 28, 30 and ii, are folded to-- gether. "Ihe portion,2| has a flap 32 which is of such length as to fit between the shelf formed by the portions 2i and 22 and the shelf formed 28, from tilting downward and also overlaps flap 26a in recess i4a.

The blank terminates in a flap 33, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, this flap lying against the bottom l0.

Each of the sets of flaps, namely I1 and i8, 2| and 22, and 21 and 2B, are connected by a short portion designated by the numeral 34, whereby the two members forming each shelf are held in spaced relationship thus materially strengthening them and also increasing the efficiency of the slots in the shelves. In this regard, the openings of the slots i9, 24 and ii are in alinement whereby 'thehandle of a club may extend therethrough. Also, slots 23 and 30 are similarly alined for an identical purpose.

A flat member 40 of substantially rectangular shape is adapted to lie against the bottom of the carton. JIhis member 40 has triangularly shaped ribs 4i and 42 bent upwardly and cut to form a series of slots 43 and 44. Also, flaps 45 extend from the bottom 40 adjacent each end and adja-' cent each side of the rib 4i. Similarly, flaps 48 extend from like points adjacent the rib 42. One end of the member 40 terminates square to fit one end of the carton while the other end is diagonally cut so as to abut against the side member 2 of the top shelf.

Flaps 4 extend from each side of the diagonally cut end and one of these flaps is received in the unoccupied portion of the slot i4, previously referred to, while the other is received in the unoccupied portion of the slot l4a located in the side l2 of the carton. See Fig. 9.

From the description Just recited, it will be understood that the auxiliary bottom 40 may be shipped in a fiat condition and then folded to its operative position. The flaps45 and 46 serve to hold the member 4|! against the bottom ill and also hold the ribs 4| and 42 in supporting position. The flaps 41 hold the end of the auxiliary bottom 40 against the flap 33, see Figs. 2 and 9, and thus aid in holding the shelf construction in rigid operative position.

A cardboard member lli, having slotted ends 5| with slots 52 located so as to rest and very slightly bend the shafts of the clubs, see Figs.

1, 2, and 4, is inserted medially of the carton and v held by the cover l4 during the shipment of the golf clubs. The flat upper surfaces of the member may carry advertising which will be exposed when the carton is open.

The golf clubs 60, see Fig. 1. are packed as shown and are individually removable and replaceable from and into the carton. Each is individually supported although, if relatively heavy strainoccur, as during shipping, the shelves and clubs will aid in maintaining each other in position.

Having thus described this invention, I claim as new and desire to secure the following combinations and elements, or equivalents thereof by Letters Patent of the United States:

I claim: I r

1. A golf club shipping and display box of rectangular shape having a length slightly greater than the golf clubs which are to be placed therein and having width sumcient to house the clubs with their heads in nesting relationship, a plurality of partitions extending diagonally across one end of the box, said partitions being spaced suiliciently to receive the head of a golf club therebetween and having slots cut therein for the passage of the handles of the golf clubs and means for holding the partitions in rigid relationship whereby the golf clubs may be individually removed as desired.

2. A combination with a carton of suflicient size to receive a plurality of golf clubs having heads extending therefrom, of an integral member having a series of spaced parallelly located partitions of sufficient spacing to receive the heads of golf clubs therebetween, and means for fastening the said integral member into one end of the carton with the partitions located substantially parallel to the heads of the said golf clubs.

3. A carton for receiving elongated objects with enlarged heads thereon comprising a series of diagonal shelves extending across one end of the carton, said shelves being sufllciently spaced to receive the heads of the objects therebetween and being one less in number than the number of objects, and means spaced from the shelves for maintaining the heads of the objects between the several shelves with the exception of the uppermost head, this head merely resting upon the uppermost shelf.

4. A golf club shipping and display box of rectangular shape having a length slightly greater than the golf clubs which are to be-placed therein and having width suflicient to house the clubs with their heads in nesting relationship, a plurality of partitions extending diagonally across one end of the box said partitions being spaced sufficiently to receive the head of a golf club therebetween and means for holding the partitions in rigid relationship whereby the golf clubs. may be individually removed as desired.

5. A combination with a carton of sufficient size to receive a plurality of golf clubs, of an tions of suflicient spacing to receive the heads of golf clubs therebetween, and means for fastening the said integral memberintoone end of the carton with'the partitions parallel to the heads of the golf clubs. v

WILBUR G. ANDERSON, Jn. 

